Indian Main Course Recipes

Indian cuisine encompasses a wide variety of regional cuisines native to India. Given the range of diversity in soil type, climate and culture, the cuisines across regions vary significantly from each other. Every cuisine and almost every region, uses its own available spices, herbs, vegetables and fruits. Indian food is also heavily influenced by religious and cultural choices, traditions and festivals that are passed on from generations.

A traditional vegetarian diet in India typically consists of lentils, legumes, vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy products and more. In this section you will find more than 200+ main course recipes that are ranging from Sambars, Rasams, Curries, Poriyals, Kuzhambu, Rice from the South to the Dals, Rajma, Chana, Kadhi, Dry Sabzi, Pulao, Biryani Parathas and more.

Soft and Spicy Masala Roti Recipe is a delicious Indian flat bread with the goodness of pearl millet or bajra, finger millet or ragi, maize or makai, oatmeal and whole wheat flour. This Soft and Spicy Indian Flat Bread has the right mix of various millets and spices making it a nutritious wholesome food. Serve the Soft and Spicy Masala Roti along with Jeera Aloo/Baingan Ka Bharta for a wholesome breakfast, Raita and Salad for a sumptuous weeknight dinner.
Did you know: Millet provides ...

The Green Moong Dal Tadka Recipe is delicious and easy to make, and is very nutritious too.
Moong Dal here is soaked and pressure cooked along with tomatoes, green chillies and ginger and topped off with a tadka that adds great flavour to the dish.
The tadka that contains ghee, cumin, and red chillies that instantly lift up the dish.
Serve Green Moong Dal Tadka along with Phulkas, Boondi Raita and Kachumber Salad Recipe With Cucumber, Onion & Tomatoes for ...

Spicy Egg Biryani is made with the combination of rice, eggs and a lot of spices. This is a perfect dish when you have guests at your home or if you are planning to organize a house party.
Did you know: Pure olive oil is rich in Vitamin E - Vitamin E is an antioxidant that protects body tissue from damage. Vitamin E is one of the most essential vitamins which is needed to keep our eyes, skin, hair & bones healthy.
Serve Spicy Egg Biryani along with Onion Raita and Mirchi Ka Salan ...

Veg Makhanwala Recipe is a popular North Indian mixed vegetable gravy that can be served for your everyday meals or even for your Party meals. This recipe has a balanced blend of spices and a creamy texture from cashew nuts and fresh cream that is added to the gravy.
You can add any vegetable of your choice to Veg Makhanwala. Adding different vegetables ensure you get more nutrition and fiber in your diet.
The creamy rich gravy uses a generous amount of butter, which the title suggests. ...

The Mangalorean Padengi Gassi Recipe is a wholesome curry that is made from Sprouted Green Moong Dal.
The Gassi is a delicious dish from the Mangalore Cuisine, that is made with roasted coconut and chillies, and cooked along with tamarind giving this curry a tangy and rich taste and flavor.
Serve the Mangalorean Padengi Gassi Recipe/ Green Moong Dal Gassi along with Kadalai Manoli, Ghee Rice and Butter Milk to make a delicious lunch or dinner for your ...

The Palak Ragi Oats Wheat Thepla Recipe is a healthy preparation of the Gujarati Theplas. The addition of ragi and palak into the thepla makes it packed with nutrition and taste and adds a nutty flavor to the thepla.
Unlike the traditional thepla, the Palak Ragi Oats Wheat Thepla, needs to be eaten fresh and does not travel well. However this thepla, makes a great high protein breakfast and also a perfect indian diabetic breakfast or a snack.
Did you know Ragi is rich in calcium, helps in weight ...

Soya Methi Palak Ki Sabzi Recipe is made from soy protein chunks along with spiced and pureed spinach and fenugreek leaves. Adding soybean to makes this dish high in nutritional value, as soybean is fabulous source of protein. Full of goodness of the green leafy vegetables and the soya bean this is a great recipes that can be packed into your office lunch box as well.
Did you know: Spinach is one the many green leafy vegetables that have been recommended by nutritionist over the years ...

Kathirikai Gothsu Recipe is a tangy gravy preparation of brinjal/eggplant that is cooked soft with the least amount of spices. Sambar powder is added which makes this recipe mouthwatering.
To balance the spicy flavours we have added a little bit of jaggery as well. The Onions, curry leaves, tamarind bring out the flavors of this wonderful dish that is traditionally served along with Ven Pongal.
Kathirikai Gothsu is made in many different ways across South India. Many people ...

Peerkangai Pal Kuzhambu is delicious preparation of the Ridge Gourd or Turai simmered with mild spices in a milk gravy. Ridge Gourd is a water-based vegetable is claimed by Indians to be very good for people with stomach ailments and a good light vegetable to eat during pregnancy etc.
The Peerkangai Pal Kuzhambu is very special dish to my family that was made very often when I was young and now I make it for my children who enjoy it as well.
Serve the Pal Kuzhambu along with hot Phulka's or ...

Murungakkai Mor Kuzhambu Recipe-Drumstick Buttermilk Curry is an easy way to make a curry by using curd as a base. The drumstick are dunked into the spicy and light buttermilk gravy and can be made quickly on a busy day.
Did you know ? Drumstick pods helps to build strong bones, it is very good for pregnant women also. Drumstick pods which are known as moringa in local language is rich in calcium, Iron and vitamins. They are also have properties such purifying the blood, improves digestion and protects ...

No Onion No Garlic Khatte Pudina Aloo Recipe are a crowd pleaser and perfect for house parties and even for fasting. Serve it as a part of main course as a side dish or as a starter. It is very easy to make and thus perfect to pack in your Lunch Box too.
Serve Khatte Pudina Aloo Recipe along with Panchmel Dal and Phulkas for a weekday meal.
If you like these recipes, you can also try other Potato Recipes for your everyday meals:
Tamarind Chilli Potato Recipe
Potato Vindaloo Recipe
Aloo Gobi ...

This Sukhe Chole is a simple high protein recipe without onion and garlic. It has some taste of ginger paste and some dry spices which we use in our everyday cooking. You can enjoy this Sukhe Chole with Puri or with Paratha. It is healthy and very easy to make. A High protein dish that gets ready in no time.
Serve Sukhe Chole during your fasting day along with Rajgira Puri. You can also have it as a snack with your cup of Masala Tea.
If you like this recipe, you can also try other Chickpea Recipes ...

Doodh Jhinge Curry Recipe is the Ridge Gourds Cooked In Milk and tempered with mustard seeds, flavoured with ginger and spiked with spicy green chillies. Ridge gourd peel that is not used in this recipe can later be used to prepare Ridge Gourd Peel Chutney instead of discarding it.
Serve Doodh Jhinge Curry Recipe with Gehun Bhajra Thepla Recipe or Phulkas along with Dry Chole Recipe (Dry Masala Chickpeas) for dinner or pack away for lunch box.
Did you know: Ridge gourd has many nutritional ...

Tamil Nadu Style Broccoli Poriyal Recipe (Broccoli Stir Fry Recipe) is a quick side dish made by tossing exotic vegetable like broccoli in a simple Indian spice to create a quick and healthy dish. The broccoli is blanched first and then stir-fried so that the flavour and the crunch remain intact.
Broccoli is a part of a cabbage family, It is one of the best vegetable to be incorporated in one's diet. This vegetable helps to fight against many diseases like obesity, heart problems and diabetics.
Serve ...

Parsi Style Baingan Capsicum Ka Salan Recipe is a comfort food made by the people who got influenced by Parsi cuisine. The stir fried vegetable recipe uses locally available vegetable and it is tossed with the authentic dhansak masala which helps to give a delicate flavor to the dish.
Brinjal and capsicum are shallow fried before so that the vegetable is nicely charred and still remains crisp. This is considered as one of the most famous vegetarian Parsi dish.
Serve the Parsi Style Baingan ...

Senai Kizhangu Varuval Recipe (Spicy Chettinad Style Yam Stir Fry Recipe) is a tasty and quick recipe to made by using yam. The yam is thinly sliced and shallow fried till it's nice crisp along with some spice and it is then tossed with crispy curry leaves. It is the best way to consume this vegetable as it tasty as well as crunchy and at the same time healthy as it is not deep fried.
Yam is a peculiar vegetable to be used in many dishes but it is a good source of vitamin C and easily cures any ...

Ulta Tawa Paratha is quite famous in the streets of Lucknow. A dish made during the days of the Nawabs and served with kebabs and sheeks. Since olden days you find inverted dome shaped griddles all over Lucknow which are used to make different kinds of breads like rumali roti and ulta tawa ka paratha.
We have used a normal roti pan to make these melt in your mouth, soft, Nawabi Tawa Parathas. Flavoured with saffron, rose water and khewra, these parathas are easy to make and makes a great ...

Tomato Rice popularly called as Thakkali Sadam in South India is a very quick to make rice dish that is packed with flavours from tomatoes, cardamom, and the sambar powder. Most often tomato rice is made from leftover rice, but in this recipe you will notice we have made it super simple using an electric pressure cooker where the rice gets done in just 20 minutes.
Serve Thakkali Sadam recipe along with Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita Recipe for a weekday lunch or dinner or even pack into ...

Kerala Tomato Fry Recipe is famous in Kerala and it is easy to cook and delicious in taste. It goes well with Rice, Dosa and even Phulkas. It is easy recipe and requires very few ingredients to prepare this. You can also pack it in your Lunch Box along with Tawa Paratha or Neer Dosa.
Serve Kerala Tomato Fry Recipe along with Tomato Onion Sambar and Homemade Soft Idlis for breakfast or for a light dinner.
If you like this recipe, you can also try other Kerala Recipes such as
Ada Pradhaman ...

Traditionally Goan Brinjal Bharta Recipe is cooked by roasting brinjals on charcoal. But the brinjals also can be grilled on a grill or directly on the gas by keeping a wired mesh. I have roasted it on a wired mesh in this recipe.
You can also roast in an OTG. Goan Style Brinjal Bharta Recipe tastes delicious due to the addition of finely chopped onion and tamarind. The tangy taste of tamarind makes this recipe truly delicious. For a no onion and no garlic version, simply avoid the addition of chopped ...

The Broccoli and Potato Poriyal Recipe is a simple, yet wholesome recipe made by stir frying the broccoli and potato separately and tossed it with the basic set of condiments. Stir frying the vegetables, brings our the fresh taste and in addition retains the nutrients present in both of these super foods.
Serve the Broccoli and Potato Poriyal Recipe along with a bowl of Thakkali Rasam (Tomato Rasam) and Steamed Rice for a comforting meal.
If you like Broccoli and are looking for Healthy Recipes, ...

Vendakkai Thoran Recipe is a simple and yet delicious recipe made from Bhindi/ Okra also known as Vendakkai in the south of India. The Vendakkai is tossed in a simple onion, green chili and coconut and served as a side dish along with a main meal.
Vendakkai is a good source of potassium, vitamin C, vitamin B, folic acid and calcium. It is high in dietary fibre and low in calories. It is a good option for diabetics.
Make the delicious Vendakkai Thoran Recipe and serve it along with Kuruku ...

Vazha Thandu Poriyal Recipe is a simple and quick Tamil Nadu recipe made with fibrous banana stem tossed in simple spice powders and seasonings. Poriyal is generally from Tamil Nadu.
Anything that is dry and is eaten as side dish is called Poriyal. Usually the household in Tamil Nadu add grated coconut in most of their dry dish in order to give in an extra crunch and richness to the whole dish.
Serve the Vazha Thandu Poriyal Recipe along with Steamed Rice, Parappu Rasam and ...